Deputy Director Finance and Operations

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Tetra Tech International Development is a leading development consulting firm working with government, businesses, and NGOs to solve complex development challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. For more information please visit our website

This position is an internationally recruited position, based in Bangkok, Thailand. The successful candidate will be employed under local arrangements in Thailand.

The Opportunity

• Duration: 2 year fixed term contract with approximate start date July 2026
• Support with team leadership, navigating complex scenarios to drive positive results, being an effective strategic partner for DFAT in the Mekong Hub in Bangkok

The Role

Mekong Australia Partnership Support Unit (MAP SU):The objective of the Mekong-Australia Partnership Phase 2 Support Unit (MAP SU or SU) is to provide efficient and effective support and enabling services, and delivery of selected MAP activities as directed by the Mekong Hub at the Australian Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand to ensure that Australia is a trusted and visible partner in supporting a resilient, inclusive and sustainable Mekong subregion. The Support Unit will deliver the Leadership and Skills program and enabling services for the Transnational Crime program. It will also support programming by providing administrative, logistical and/or technical support and assist in the execution of parts of MAP such as organising events, conducting training or managing specific components.

The Deputy Director is a senior member of the MAP SU Executive Management Team and the principal lead for MAP SU shared services, including operations support functions, finance, procurement, and office management, with responsibility for ensuring that MAP SU systems, controls, and services operate efficiently, transparently and in compliance with DFAT and Tetra Tech requirements.

The role provides executive operational leadership, financial oversight, procurement assurance and shared services coordination across MAP SU.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership of finance and operations functions, ensuring effective, compliant, and high-quality support to program delivery
• Lead financial management and oversight, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and performance analysis
• Oversee procurement and contract management, ensuring alignment with client requirements and organisational policies
• Strengthen operational governance, risk management, and internal controls to support accountability and informed decision-making
• Lead and develop a high-performing team, while supporting senior leadership and deputising for the Executive Director as required

About You

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline such as Commerce, Business, Project Management or International Development. Postgraduate qualifications are preferred.
• Formal accreditation highly desirable.
• Extensive experience in program management.
• Experience in logistics and procurement and with government or corporate policies for donor funded programs. DFAT experience an advantage.
• Demonstrated experience establishing and improving systems and implementing policies and standards across large programs or organisations.
• Establish, maintain, and model a positive and open work culture that supports individuals, strengthens team dynamics, and builds accountability.
• Understanding of aid effectiveness principles and cross cutting development issues and their application in the Southeast Asia context.
• Experience in Southeast Asia or the Mekong region highly valued.
• Excellent English communication skills both verbal and written.

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How to apply

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Please submit:

• Resume
• A Cover Letter (not exceeding three pages), demonstrating how your qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and personal attributes align with the selection criteria.

Apply before 11:59pm AEST, 17 June 2026.

Why Tetra Tech International Development

We are a values led organisation committed to flexible working, wellbeing, and creating positive impact. Our culture is grounded in collaboration, trust, diversity, and inclusion. Learn more about our purpose and values here.

Tetra Tech International Development is an equalopportunity employer and welcomes applicants of all cultures, genders, abilities, and experiences. We are committed to child safety, safeguarding, and the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment.

As a leading development consulting firm, Tetra Tech International Development works with people and communities to solve some of the world's most complex challenges to achieve a positive impact.

Working at Tetra Tech International Development means working within a values led organisation that invests in flexible work environments built on trust, safety and well-being. Through unified systems, flexible and supportive workplaces, we provide the foundations required for our team to enjoy the work they do and deliver value every day. Read more about our culture, purpose and values here.

Tetra Tech International Development is an equal opportunity employer and has a genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion, child safety, safeguarding, and the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. We encourage people living with a disability; First Nations Peoples; and people of all cultures, genders, abilities, and experiences to apply.

Should you require additional support with your application, please email [Confidential Information] or phone +61 (08) 8375 4400.

Tetra Tech has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH), child abuse and exploitation, modern slavery and safeguarding related retaliation, and this zero-tolerance extends to inaction. Tetra Tech is committed to being a child safe organisation, and to promoting a culture that supports gender equality, and addresses the gendered drivers of violence against women and children. It is committed to fostering a culture where we prevent and respond decisively and appropriately to harm against people, and that all people are treated with dignity and respect, irrespective of country, project, or office where we work. This will require compliance with Tetra Tech's Safeguarding and other Codes of Conduct and our associated safeguarding policies (Child Protection and Child Safety, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH) policy and procedure, and Modern Slavery. Any successful applicants will be required to undertake satisfactory referee and criminal record checks prior to being appointed to any position.

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